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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, it was kind of a play on how even someone who is taking a back seat has the potential to cause lasting damage. When we talk about the Reagan era, we talk about Reagan and all of the horrible shit he is responsible for. We gloss over that his VP was GHWB Sr, who went on to cause even more damage, and then beget two sons that have caused EVEN MORE DAMAGE.

We all like to make light of Vance, but we shouldn't. We should take every single one of these fucks seriously because they will, at the drop of a hat, destroy the world with their fucked up ideals. If, and when, we ever start to hold these cunts accountable for all of the horrors they've committed, we can't overlook some of them just because we thought they spent 4 years balls deep in an Eames catalog.